Practical Exercise

CONTEXT:

You are part of a new Working Group on Health and Education. You just created a new public group on Health and Education on Capacity4dev, where you can coordinate with your colleagues, share knowledge and grow your community of experts.

In order to make full use of your new group, you need to set it up first. This includes specifying the group topic(s), writing a brief group description, and defining the group categories and terms applicable to your group and the type of content you anticipate to have shared in it.

The exercise below is meant to familiarize you with some of the basic functions and content types available to group administrators on Capacity4dev. You will find all the documents for this exercise in the folder Capacity4dev on your desktop.

1. Create a new page entitled [Your last name_Page]. Include a brief introduction to your Working Group. Insert an image, as well as a link to the EuropeAid website (you can use the images provided in the shared drive P:\File_Transfer\capacity4dev.eu TRAINING). Highlight this page on the Group homepage.
2. Create an event entitled [Your last name_Event]. Upload a document named Event Agenda to your event. Tag the document with the appropriate group categories and tags, if applicable. If the term “Agenda” does not exist in your group categories, add it (you may add any group categories and terms you feel relevant).
3. Create a blog post entitled [Your last name_Come to my event], announcing the event. Use a teaser. Insert a link to the event. Highlight this blog post on the Group homepage.
4. Create a photo album entitled [Your last name_Event photos], with photos from the event (please select some images from your computer).
5. Edit the event to include the Event Report, a link to the photo album and a video (you can embed a video of your choice, from the following sources: YouTube, Vimeo, Prezi, etc).
6. If you still have time: leave a comment to other participants’ posts or events.

You will find all the tutorials for this exercise in the library of this group.

For any questions, don’t hesitate to ask us :)

The Coordination Team